Benxihu Colliery Accident Kills 1,549 Chinese Miners, April 26, 1942
Date: April 26, 1942
Date: April 26, 1942
World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp. Date: April 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil…
Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy. Date: February 24, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: U-69…
The Holocaust in Ukraine: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported. Date: May 9, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅…
World War II: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore. Date: February 14, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942World War II: British Commandos Raid Bordeaux Harbour, December 7, 1942Battle of…
World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines. Date: January 2, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1942Phoenix Riot Involving Infantrymen, Military Police, and Police, November 26,…
World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor. Date: November 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This…